Today my guest is Forensic Anthropologist Evan Bird What we discuss with Evan: How he got interested in forensic anthropology and how educational path The importance of networking in the forensic field His experience in teaching and how that helps him in other areas How he became a consultant with federal agencies His experience during the COVID pandemic and how mass fatality procedures were changed because of it How and why he started his Instagram page, The Corpse Review How he uses The Corpse...
Jan 23, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 146
Today my guest is Oncologic Breast Surgeon Dr Jeannie Shen What we discuss with Dr Shen: How she was inspired to become a doctor and her path into surgery Why she chose to specialize in breast cancer surgery How surgeons help to drive technology and advancements Advancements in breast cancer screening and its effect on surgery options How the COVID pandemic affected breast cancer screening Her relationship with pathology and why this is important Advancements in breast cancer treatment and what ...
Jan 16, 2023•53 min•Ep. 145
Today my guest is Retired Homicide Detective Tom McAndrew What we discuss with Tom: How and why he got into law enforcement Pursuing his education while working in law enforcement His involvement in the Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Investigation Assessment Unit Investigative Genetic Genealogy and how it is used in cold cases The initiative he started in Pennsylvania to locate and identify unidentified decedents How he got involved with the Vidocq Society Some examples of cold cases that he...
Jan 09, 2023•48 min•Ep. 144
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Eylül Gün What we discuss with Dr Gün: Her experience as an exchange student in the US and her favorite American sports How she decided on a career in pathology Her interests in gynecologic, urologic, and forensic pathology Her involvement with the Social Media Commission and the Path Art contest How she became interested in teaching, and using Twitter as a teaching method The Endometriosis Foundation of America and EndoNews The importance of international collab...
Dec 19, 2022•42 min•Ep. 143
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Greg Fuller What we discuss with Dr Fuller: How he became interested in neuropathology How studying English has an influence on his work now His early mentors and how they helped steer his career The concept of Diagnostic Medicine and why it is important The 8 Data Sphere Model and how it is used to make a diagnosis How the methods of Sherlock Holmes are similar to Diagnostic Medicine Some of the highlights of Dr Fuller's career Links for this episode: Health Pod...
Dec 12, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 142
Today my guest is Pathologist, Toxicologist, and Author Dr Barbarajean Magnani What we discuss with Dr Magnani: When she started working on A Message in Poison after finishing the previous book Why she included a new character in this book, a forensic pathologist The further development of the relationship between Dr Robinson and Rose, who is now a medical student The Trolley Problem, and how Lily Robinson embodies that How she has changed as a writer over the course of the series, and if the se...
Dec 05, 2022•53 min•Ep. 141
Today my guest is Pathologist and Author Dr Sophia K Apple. What we discuss with Dr Apple: How she became interested in writing Her first two novels, and why she decided to write a nonfiction book Her path to medical school and pathology, and why she chose breast pathology What "the Unseen Doctors" means to her Why communication between pathologists and other doctors is so important Why she wanted to help educate patients with this book How she got into teaching, and why it is rewarding for her ...
Nov 28, 2022•42 min•Ep. 140
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Aleš Ryška What we discuss with Dr Ryška: Why he decided to go to medical school and how he discovered pathology His thoughts on why students are not choosing medicine as a career, and what to do about that How he got involved in the Czech Society of Pathology and the European Society of Pathology his role as current President of the ESP The recent European Congress of Pathology and why it was a hybrid format for the first time The state of molecular pathology in...
Nov 21, 2022•57 min•Ep. 139
Today my guest is Pathology Resident Dr Amanda Herrmann What we discuss with Dr Herrmann: Studying microbiology in college and how she decided to pursue an MD/PhD Her initial interest in dermatology and how she discovered pathology Her experience with the residency match process How she knew transfusion medicine was right for her Getting involved with the Association of Pathology Chairs' Graduate Medical Education Committee The paper that was published by this committee, The pathology fellowship...
Nov 14, 2022•50 min•Ep. 138
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Ken Bloom What we discuss with Dr Bloom: His path from medical school to pathology Designing and implementing the first telepathology system His work in computer vision that led to working at Chromavision Developing an immunofluorescence system with Clarient His work at Human Longevity Spatial biology and how it can be applied to pathology How Nucleai is using spatial biology to transform pathology and precision medicine His thoughts on the future of pathology in...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 137
Today my guests are Leif Honda and Jon Wetzel from Trimetis Life Sciences What we discuss with Jon and Leif: Their educational backgrounds and entrepreneurial inspirations How they got started in biobanking and how they came to work together Their roles at Trimetis Life Sciences Trimetis Computer Assisted Pathology (TCAP) and how this system was developed How TCAP utilizes AI Trimetis ARCH system and how it can improve biobanking efficiency What the future holds for Trimetis Links for this episo...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 136
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Ian Hagemann What we discuss with Dr Hagemann: His early interest in engineering, and eventually medicine, and some similarities between the two How he discovered pathology, and his subspecialties His role as Program Director of the Gynecologic and Breast Pathology Fellowship How he became involved in the workgroup to update the Selective Pathology Milestones The paper Advancing Fellowship Training in Selective Pathology: Design and Implementation of the Mileston...
Oct 24, 2022•59 min•Ep. 135
Today my guest is Pathology Fellow Dr Abdul Abid What we discuss with Dr Abid: His path to medical school in Pakistan, and the specialties that were of interest What an observership is, and what it took to obtain them Why he chose to come to the US for pathology residency How and why he got involved in the Texas Society of Pathologists The CAP Residents Forum and how he became involved The subspecialties of pathology that he finds interesting How he uses Twitter and other formats as teaching too...
Oct 17, 2022•57 min•Ep. 134
Today my guest is Dr Brittany Barreto What we discuss with Dr Barreto: How she became interested in biology and genetics Her internship at Luminostics during her PhD program, and what she learned from that experience Her path as an entrepreneur, including founding Pheramor FemTech and what this means Women's health and diagnostics as it relates to cervical cancer screening, breast cancer screening, and endometriosis Medical gaslighting, and how to differentiate that from unnecessary testing The ...
Oct 10, 2022•59 min•Ep. 133
Today my guest is David West, CEO and Cofounder of Proscia What we discuss with David: How he became interested in biomedical engineering and how he discovered pathology Starting Pathology Cloud and how that led to the founding of Proscia The mission of Proscia The Concentriq platform and some of its features How Concentriq can be used in both research and clinical settings The importance of interoperability in digital pathology Some of the partnerships between Proscia and other companies The au...
Oct 03, 2022•50 min•Ep. 132
Today my guest is David Tulman, Cofounder of Instapath What we discuss with David: His background in clinical trials and bio innovation The beginnings of Instapath and the original goal The origin of the name of the Luci system, and what the system can do The innovative D&E virtual staining method Some of the clinical and research applications of the Instapath system Why it is important that this system doesn't destroy or alter the tissue His involvement with the Beyond the Scope podcast from th...
Sep 26, 2022•50 min•Ep. 131
Today my guest is Professor of Laboratory Medicine Dr Alan HB Wu What we discuss with Dr Wu: How he became interested in clinical chemistry and analytical chemistry His post doctoral work and mentors How he became interested in toxicology and teaching How he got started in writing and his writing process His six books of short stories about laboratory medicine The plan to create a movie based on his book Mind Portal His further plan to create a television show focused on laboratorians Links for ...
Sep 19, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 130
Today my guest is Medical Student Grace Li What we discuss with Grace: How she became interested in forensic pathology and how she decided to go to medical school Why she decided to move to the US How she heard about the Angevine Fellowship An overview of the Fellowship Her experience in each of the rotations during the fellowship Links for this episode: Health Podcast Network LabVine Learning The ConfLab from LabVine Dress A Med scrubs Grace Li on Twitter The Angevine Fellowship Enhancing precl...
Sep 12, 2022•52 min•Ep. 129
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Roy Jensen What we discuss with Dr Jensen: How he decided to go to medical school and how he chose a specialty Two of his mentors early in his career, and how he was influenced by them His research work in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes How he established a Cancer Center at the University of Kansas, and some of the work that goes into that Why he thinks being a pathologist helps him in this role The NCI designations for cancer centers and achieving his goal of Compreh...
Sep 05, 2022•49 min•Ep. 128
Today my guest is Genomic Medicine Researcher Dr Heidi Rehm What we discuss with Dr Rehm: How she became interested in biology and genomics Studying the genetic basis of hearing loss, and why she thinks the cochlea is a thing of beauty How she got involved with the Broad Institute, and her work there Some of the barriers to the use of genetics in medicine Her thoughts on free data exchange among genomics researchers Matchmaker Exchange, and how it is important for genomics research The role of g...
Aug 29, 2022•43 min•Ep. 127
Today my guest is Medical Laboratory Scientist Luis Plaza What we discuss with Luis: How he discovered the medical laboratory field while in the Navy and training to be an MLT How he discovered his passion for microbiology and earning his MLS degree How he became interested in teaching How and why he started the Let's Talk Micro podcast The different types of episode formats he uses and how he prepares for these His favorite organism and why it is his favorite Future goals for Let's Talk Micro L...
Aug 22, 2022•43 min•Ep. 126
Today my guest is Dr Martin Weihrauch What we discuss with Dr Weihrauch: How he became interested in computers and computer programming Why he decided to go to medical school and how he became interested in hematology and oncology The origin of Smart In Media How Smart In Media became involved with the European Society of Pathology and the International Academy of Pathology How Smart In Media branched out from education into diagnostics How Smart In Media integrates AI and Dr Weihrauch's thought...
Aug 15, 2022•43 min•Ep. 125
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Fatima Carneiro What we discuss with Dr Carneiro: How her interest in pediatrics changed to pathology Her education in Angola, and some of her experiences there How she became interested in teaching How she started working on research in gastric cancer, and specifically hereditary gastric cancer Her experience as an editor for The WHO Blue Book on Tumors of the Digestive System How she became involved with the European Society of Pathology, and some of her accomp...
Aug 08, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 124
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Fred Bosman What we discuss with Dr Bosman: How he went from being interested in surgery to pathology His PhD in cytogenetics and why he chose to pursue this degree His experience early in his career at the University of Surinam Some other countries where he has worked, and his experiences there How he came to specialize in GI pathology How his research combines experimental and diagnostic pathology Why he thinks it is essential for the younger generation of path...
Aug 01, 2022•58 min•Ep. 123
Today Dr Rodney Rohde returns to the podcast What we discuss with Dr Rohde: How monkeypox got its name, and what type of virus it is A brief history of this virus, and typical mode of transmission The two monkeypox clades, and which is responsible for the current outbreak The 2003 monkeypox outbreak, and Dr Rohde's role in the response to it Defining epidemic, pandemic, and endemic New research into the mutation rate of monkeypox, and why this is interesting The transmissibility of monkeypox com...
Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 122
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Ivan Damjanov What we discuss with Dr Damjanov: The influence his parents had on his personality and education His initial choice to study psychiatry and how he eventually found pathology Coming to the US, and his early experiences here Why he tried to stay a part of both Croatia and the US Studying developmental biology and how he met Professor Nikola Skreb How he became interested in teaching and his philosophy on teaching The origin of Pathology For The Health...
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 121
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Ralph Hruban What we discuss with Dr Ralph Hruban : The original idea for his new book, A Scientific Revolution: Ten Men And Women Who Reinvented American Medicine, and why he chose to write it at this time How the book grew from his Hopkins at Home lecture series Why he chose to include those with a connection to Johns Hopkins The writing process, and some new things he learned while researching the book Why it was important to show how some of the people in the...
Jul 04, 2022•41 min•Ep. 120
Today my guest is Medical Student Harry Gaffney What we discuss with Harry: How he was inspired to become a doctor at a young age His interest in microbiology His experience with parallel rural curriculum in medical school Joining the Royal Flying Doctor Service and some stories from that experience How he decided that pathology was the field for him Some of the major misconceptions about pathology and how to dispel them Some other ways to dispel myths about pathology and raise awareness for the...
Jun 27, 2022•52 min•Ep. 119
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Olaleke Folaranmi What we discuss with Dr Folaranmi: His early education and youth service that inspired him to become a doctor How he became interested in pathology, and his subspecialties of interest A typical day for him at Ilorin Teaching Hospital How he was interviewed for an article called Educating Beyond Borders The article he co-authored, The Influence of Social Media in Promoting Knowledge Acquisition and Pathology Excellence in Nigeria, and the purpose...
Jun 20, 2022•35 min•Ep. 118
Today my guest is Pathology Resident Dr Jonathan Jacobs What we discuss with Dr Jacobs: How he switched from engineering to medicine Working as an EMT Starting in Internal Medicine and transferring to Pathology How he became interested in cytopathology Why a social media presence is important for pathology residency programs The paper he co-authored, Pathology Trainees Gain Clinical Pathology Experience as Lab Consultants Through Auditing Myeloid Mutation Panel Send-Out Tests, and the project on...
Jun 13, 2022•44 min•Ep. 117
